Single, a graduate in Medicine of Sydney University,
New South Wales. A member and Medical Officer of F. Wild's
Western Base (Queen Mary Land), he took part in several sledging
journeys during 1912 and was leader of the party who explored
westward to Gaussberg.From Appendix 1, Mawson - Heart
of the Antarctic

Feature Name: Jones Ridge Feature Type: ridge Latitude: 6636S
Longitude: 09925E Description: Small
rock ridge, marked by a sharp peak at its seaward end, protruding
above the lower reaches of Denman Glacier near the point where
the glacier meets the coast. Discovered by the Western Base
Party of the AAE under Mawson, 1911-14, who applied the name
Cape Jones, believing the feature marked the W end of the prominent
rock cliffs at the E side of Denman Glacier. The name Jones
Ridge was reassigned on the US-ACAN map of 1955, compiled from
aerial photographs taken by USN OpHjp in February 1947, because
a substantial portion of the Denman Glacier flowage separates
this feature from the rock cliffs to the east.Variant
Name: Cape Jones

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